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| 9/22/23 2:00-3:00 PM REGISTER HERE | Be CREATIVE: Shelter From the Storm This professional development session serves as the kick-off to the “Be CREATIVE” series for the 2023-2024 academic year. In this session, we will discuss how the series will help faculty develop teaching strategies to provide shelter from the storms of stale course content, disengaged learners, and the prospect of generative AI. This series will focus on student-centered, inquiry-based learning and high-impact practices across the FSW curriculum. Regardless of your discipline or program, this series is for you! Completion of all sessions in this series, while available as standalone workshops, will result in the total redesign of a faculty member’s course(s), regardless of modality. Faculty who complete at least four of the six sessions in this series will be awarded a badge and a “swag bag.” |
| 10/27/23 2:00-3:00 PM REGISTER HERE | Be CREATIVE: Design In this professional development session, we delve into the art of fostering effective inquiry skills in students. Through interactive discussions, real-world examples, and hands-on activities, attendees will discover strategies to cultivate curiosity, critical thinking, and intellectual independence among their students. From igniting curiosity to honing analytical prowess, this workshop provides a comprehensive guide to supporting students in designing their own learning experiences, projects, and assessments in your course. This workshop equips participants with the tools to empower learners in crafting insightful questions, selecting appropriate methods, and establishing clear parameters for in-depth exploration of course topics, concepts, and problems. |
| 11/17/23 9:00-10:00 AM REGISTER HERE | Be CREATIVE: Prepare This professional development workshop is dedicated to empowering faculty with strategies to guide their students in selecting, critiquing, and connecting materials, methods, and perspectives of depth and breadth. Through interactive discussions, practical exercises, and real-world examples, participants will explore techniques for fostering discernment in their students, enabling them to draw insightful connections between a variety of topics and concepts. By the session's end, attendees will develop resources to facilitate sophisticated analyses, encouraging students to engage in comprehensive explorations that enrich their understanding of course content and problem-solving abilities. |
| 1/26/242:00-3:00 PMREGISTER HERE | Be CREATIVE: CreateIn this professional development session, faculty will be empowered to guide students in mastering the art of synthesizing the theories, methods, and concepts addressed in their course to produce original and insightful content. Through interactive discussions, real-world examples, and hands-on activities, participants will explore strategies to nurture students' ability to interpret course content, leverage a variety of appropriate methods and materials, and seamlessly integrate course concepts into their own original work. By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped to inspire innovative thinkers who can generate information, ideas, and content that contribute meaningfully to their own learning experiences. |
| 2/23/24 2:00-3:00 PM REGISTER HERE | Be CREATIVE: Communicate In this professional development session, we will delve into the art of fostering advanced synthesis and communication skills in our students. This workshop will equip faculty with strategies to guide students in articulating acquired knowledge, skills, and information. Through interactive discussions, real-world examples, and hands-on exercises, participants will explore techniques to facilitate effective participation in a community of learners and scholars. Attendees will learn strategies to empower students to contribute confidently and thoughtfully to important conversations, both within and beyond the classroom. |
| 3/22/24 9:00-10:00 AM REGISTER HERE | Be CREATIVE: Reflect This workshop will equip participants with innovative strategies for empowering students to reflect on the myriad of experiences, perspectives, knowledge, and skills in their academic journeys. Through engaging discussions, real-world examples, and interactive activities, attendees will explore methods for fostering critical reflection and metacognition. Faculty will be equipped to nurture habits of effective reflection, helping students navigate the multifaceted landscape of contemporary problems. |
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| 12 Sept 2022 12:00-1:00 PM A-107, Hendry/Glades Curtis Center | Dish with Us! Join Dr. Cameron, Dr. Harris, and members of the QEP team for lunch to discuss the CREATIVE capstone course, transdisciplinary communication, student research, and innovative pedagogy. Bring a brown bag and/or a dish to share! |
| 28 October 2022 1:00-2:00 PM Zoom | Be CREATIVE: Students As Creators, Faculty As Mentors The key word for this session is “agency.” As Cathy Davidson puts it, when a student has agency, she “sets out on an intellectual journey, finds her way through sources, happens upon the best methodology for finding evidence to support her argument, and then claims the final result—her discovery—as her own.” For faculty, sometimes giving up the power of showing and telling our content expertise is counterintuitive. However, evidence shows that student agency, including in introductory or general education courses, is a primary promotor of deep learning and of lifelong student interest. Join your colleagues for a facilitated discussion on this topic and leave with concrete pedagogical strategies and activities or assignments that promote student agency and empower students to engage in their own process of discovery to become knowledge creators. |
| 27 January 2023 1:00-2:00 PM Zoom | Be CREATIVE: Cultivating Hunger In “Getting Good,” Richard Russo says “Hunger has no business preceding ability, but it always does, with no exceptions.” In order to get good at something, you have to want. As faculty, we may struggle with getting students interested in our fields, as well as with a certain utilitarian view of knowledge itself. One way to overcome these challenges is to cultivate a good “hunger”, the key word for this session, so that students want to “get good” as a result of their own intrinsic motivations. Students will want to pursue an interest, even in the absence of ability. The question is, how do we harness that in our classes so that students will enthusiastically start their journey as informed knowledge creators? Join your colleagues for a facilitated discussion on this topic and leave with concrete pedagogical strategies and activities or assignments that promote student agency and empower students to pursue good hunger, on the way to “getting good.” |
| 6 Feb 202312:00-1:00 PMCharlotte Campus | Dish with Us!Join Dr. Cameron, Dr. Harris, and members of the QEP team for lunch to discuss the CREATIVE capstone course, transdisciplinary communication, student research, and innovative pedagogy. Bring a brown bag and/or a dish to share! |
| 29 March 2023 1:00-2:00 PM Zoom | Be CREATIVE: PIVOT! PIVOT! What do we do when things don’t go as planned? If students are creators and producers of knowledge, there are plenty of opportunities for missteps, mistakes, and outright failures. According to students, one of the most important characteristics of a faculty mentor on a project, besides knowledge and enthusiasm, is patience. Patience is the key word for this session! It is often difficult for us to remember our earliest days in our fields, where we were just learning how to speak the right language. How can we help our students create and produce, to have agency, while still providing the structure to fulfill our mission? How can we, as one of our colleagues in the sciences suggested, help our students arrive at a better understanding of the question? Join your colleagues for a facilitated discussion on this topic and leave with concrete pedagogical strategies and activities or assignments that promote student agency and empower students to engage in knowledge creation, especially in the face of setbacks and failures. |
The Capstone Community of Practice will be held on the second Wednesday of every month from 2:00-3:00 PM. Please contact the Lead Faculty, Dr. Angus Cameron (angus.cameron@fsw.edu), for more information.
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| QEP FRIDAY 22 Oct 2021 9:00-9:30 AM | QEP 2022: CREATIVE Connections Join Dr. Angus Cameron and Dr. Rebecca Harris to kick of this morning’s QEP sessions for a brief overview of FSW’s QEP, the CREATIVE Capstone. This short session will provide a brief overview and updates on the QEP. |
| QEP FRIDAY 22 Oct 2021 9:45-11:30 AM | QEP 2022: Developing Student Research in the Associate in Arts Join your faculty librarians to discuss student research that is appropriate, empowering, and exciting for students in the Associate in Arts program. Discuss the design of effective research projects, inspiring your students to develop interesting research questions, and setting achievable expectations. Learn more about the Embedded Librarian program for IDS 2891: CREATIVE Capstone and how partnerships with faculty librarians can enhance the learning experience for both you and your students. |
| QEP FRIDAY 22 Oct 2021 11:30 AM-12:30 PM | QEP 2022: Meeting of the Minds Lunch Join Dr. Cameron, Dr. Harris, and members of the QEP team for lunch to discuss the CREATIVE capstone course, transdisciplinary communication, student research, and innovative pedagogy. Lunch will be provided. |
| 15 Nov 2021 12:00-1:00 PM | QEP Meeting of the Minds Lunch: Motivating, Empowering, and Inspiring Your Students Join us for lunch and a discussion about motivating student participation and fostering enthusiasm for scholarly inquiry. Hear about strategies for bolstering student excitement by empowering them to think independently and self-motivate. Share thoughts on how to generate engaging and exciting class discussions with your colleagues. Lunch will be provided. |
| 28 Jan 2022 PD Friday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Zoom | QEP 2022: Evaluating Research in Creative and Innovative ProjectsAccording to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, creative research is “often characterized by innovation, sustained collaboration and inter/trans-disciplinary or hybrid praxis, challenging conventional rubrics of evaluation and assessment within traditional academic environments.” Recognizing the depth and breadth of the research required to produce creative projects is an essential element of the capstone course and of transdisciplinary thinking. Join your colleagues from the QEP and FSW’s creative and innovative faculty for a discussion on recognizing and evaluating student research in creative projects. |
| 28 Feb 2022 PD Friday 10:00-11:00 AM Zoom | QEP 2022: Transdisciplinary Communication and a Global Curriculum One of the goals of our QEP is to “Foster broad knowledge of human cultures and the natural world,” which includes exposing students to diverse perspectives and new experiences. By 2027, FSW hopes that 5 sections per year of our CREATIVE Capstone will foster integrative learning through field experiences, service learning, and/or study abroad. Join your colleagues for a discussion of how a global mindset and a globalized curriculum are crucial to transdisciplinary communication through new experiences and diverse perspectives. |
| 7 Mar 2022 12:00-1:00 PM Collier Campus | QEP 2022: Meeting of the Minds Lunch Join Dr. Cameron, Dr. Harris, and members of the QEP team for lunch to discuss the CREATIVE capstone course, transdisciplinary communication, student research, and innovative pedagogy. Lunch will be provided. |
| 25 Mar 2022 PD Friday 10:00-11:00 AM Zoom | QEP 2022: Transdisciplinary Communication in STEM and Medicine Carl Sagan. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Sir David Attenborough. Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Dr. Jane Goodall. Each of these names have brought their specialized scientific or medical knowledge to the public, have influenced other academic fields, and inspired countless students to pursue new knowledge. They have influenced public policy and cultural debate, as well as reminded us that human beings are seekers and explorers at heart. Join your colleagues to discuss the importance of transdisciplinary communication for STEM and medicine as we collectively confront the problems of the 21st century and beyond. Discuss strategies for inspiring your students to embrace and enjoy scientific literacy and communication, as well as break down barriers between “the two cultures.” |
| 22 Apr 2022 PD Friday 12:00-3:30 PM* AA-177 *To coincide with final Spring 2022 Capstone Cohort session. | QEP 2022: Innovative Pedagogy Showcase Join Dr. Angus Cameron and your faculty colleagues to showcase and discuss the innovative and creative pedagogies, teaching strategies, assessment techniques, and more being employed by the faculty here at FSW! Celebrate the end of the academic year with your colleagues and see the exciting work being done by our faculty. Refreshments will be served. |